Five Tips To Stop Your Puppy From Biting You
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We all know that puppies have sharp teeth, but how do we teach them to be more gentle with them?? Here are 5 strategies to help you get through that nasty puppy mouthing stage without turning yourself into a human pin cushion.
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The big thing is to positively reinforce the change immediately. When puppy stops or gets more gentle in the bite, praise puppy with great enthusiasm. S/he will probably go right back to previous hard biting, but that is just to test you and themselves. With my current pup, I got him to stop biting hard within two weeks. I would call what he is doing now a medium-hard bite. Now we will move to get him to gently bite. After that, we will get to puppy nibbles (they don't hurt at all). The process takes many weeks.
Your advices are very helpful. Thank you
Thanks for confirming my 3.5mo old isn’t a spawn of Satan. 🐶🤣
But seriously best advice I’ve come across so far. Time to reset and do this!
Haha, bern feeling that way too!
@@holly3905 Me too my Bull Terrier puppy is a land shark
Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else needs to find out about how to train a puppy try Alkarno Puppy Alchemist (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some super things about it and my friend got cool results with it.
A spawn of Satan😂😂 I feel much better I’m not the only one 😂
I agree great advice
OMG the most imp. info was NOT pulling away. 👍In anything, moving away in puppyspeak equals Play. 👍
Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else needs to find out about puppy training tips try HowToTrainYourDog5.blogspot.com Ive heard some decent things about it and my friend got great success with it.
I hope I have all my fingers by the time the teething phase is over. Fingers crossed. Oh wait....
My friend chicka( Kathy ) has a new golden retriever and she’s play biting everyone lol
Tug of war works with my pup
please tell me if you can
Americans, Chinese, want to stop your puppy from biting? Stop caging them in what you call 'crates', stop docking their tails, stop abandoning them the entire day with nothing to do! A puppy should experience all positive emotions (excitement), it is not a robot.
God bless you Darcy. So thankful to him he called you for this. I am so frustrated but I see light at the end of the tunnel thanks to you.
FINALLY!! Got my rotty pup in december and have been searching for a video like this ever since that actually tells you what to do! Almost every other video is labeled how to stop it and the whole time they are just telling stories and saying you have to stop them which is the obvious.
Gives lots and lots of praise. Keep small puppy treats around the house in baggies so you can train on the spot, anywhere. Puppies need a lot of your time and energy. Don't give up, stand firm, with the "ouch"(Only if you are not training as a guard dog!) and redirecting their attention with a squeaky toy. You get out what you put in.
"Happiness is life with a Doberman"😉
Puppies bite so they can learn how much force to use. When you are playing with your pup make a big deal about biting, but immediately start praising them and playing, once they stop. If they get to intense, walk away for like thirty seconds, since that’s what would happen if they were playing with another dog.
I will be trying this starting tomorrow. I feel like a battle victim and although I have done a portion of each, I was missing half the step in each. I wish me luck. My first pup was NOTHING like this little one.
Out of all the videos out there on TH-cam concerning bite inhabition, this one is the one that's detailed with other strategies besides the ouch screaming never that never worked with my puppy . He just gotbut more aggravated everytime and bit harder. Thank you for your knowledge this is the best video for puppy biting inhabition so far. Thank you and Please keep on posting. Just subsided👍🏼
My puppy will sometimes bite me when I’m taking him on a walk. How do I make him stop when going on walking ?
I think the best website on dog training is DogTrainingSeries.blogspot.com because I personally tried it and it really works… Recommended
I'm no expert my maybe have some treats that your dog knows about, they will not bite when they know food is around near them. So lots of heal commands with them and feed them along the way.
Excellent video, thank you. Good to know that we're experiencing something so common. One question: why does our 10w old Border Terrier sometimes drop his chew toy in preference for biting on a human? It seems somehow more appealing to him to bite our clothing.
It usually has to do with your reaction to him biting your clothes and the way you and your clothes move when he does that vs. the toy.
It was so clear msg.
I just made my 9weeks GSP puppy overtired with tug war and he keep peeing on the carpet.
And then I watched your video.
I wish I watch your video earlier.
He is taking nap in the cage now.
I will be more gentle next time.
Thank you so much.
Sounds like great advice I will try this as I'm counting ifbI still have all my fingers
my puppy made my hand her teeth print forever after watching this.I said ooch she bite hard I didn't pulling my hand as u said
What an awesome display of Biting correction keep it up
This has been the most helpful video on the issue
My 12-week-old puppy will bite not just in play but when I try to put on his harness, wipe his bottom, etc. Same advice? Or is something different going on that needs a different response?
That's a different issue. Take a look at my videos on body handling and grooming for advice on that.
Thanks a lot. I will try this tomorrow. She bites every min I walk.
Exercise exercise exercise.
Thank you...
Thank you 🙏🏽! I truly appreciate your advice...
Loved it. Thanks so much for your knowledge.
My puppy is a nipper a right little sod thanks for the advice
Why don't you just do what the mother dog would do if the puppy bites her too hard? Grab and hold his muzzle and say NO (obviously the mother dog would bark instead).
My seven month old cocker spaniel is still mouthing me although it's not hard biting and does not hurt it is very annoying.tried rawhide bones and toys but always goes back to my hands when bored with them.😭😭😭
Something worth noting, is that toys are what you train them to be. Try making chew toys more interesting by putting peanut butter or their food in kongs or other work to eat toys.
@@megelizabeth9492 .Thanks for your advice, she's 18 months old now and the mouthing is almost stopped she's changed so much for the better .👍😄
@@stevenedwards2162 There's hope? Mine is 8 months and still bites when tired and wound up. Sometimes even in play but less often.
@@deb9806 . It does become less as your dog gets older , that what happened in my experience , I thought it was never going to end at one point , thankfully its 99% stopped now , she is three now but still has her puppy moment's. Best of luck with your puppy they can be hard work 🤞👍
@@stevenedwards2162 yes my third lab but all were different. First “ shark” lol
At last a video which is really helpful! Thank you 😊
Puppies go through what I call alligator phase. My wife bites him on the nose and says no. I wear welding gloves. The yelping hasn’t worked for me but I’m sure I pull away. My arms bloody with evidence.
I have an almost 5 month old toy breed puppy and if you stop playing with her, she will bark at you until you do. Idk how you take a 10 minute break with a puppy who only wants to play. There seem to be two normals for her - either she's running around crazy or sleeping after all the playing. How long will a puppy be so hyperactively playful? Btw, it's a cavanese (part cavalier king charles spaniel and part havanese). Thanks for your help.
This video was very helpful.
Great information, thank you!
I have cuts on my hands,nose and feet 😭
Tati I have bandages,Come here !! 😂
How does the puppy learn bite inhibition if we only use toys. They need to learn to mouth in a way it doesn't hurt. Maybe you covered that. We have a wonderful new puppy and want the very best for all of us as a family.
The problem with not touching your puppy a lot means when it gets older you won’t have desensitised the puppy much and may not like being touched in certain places.
all great tips !! thank you so much
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Darcie, Thank you for this. Your advice about not pulling your hand/arm away after you say ouch has made a huge difference with our Tibetan. We've also put him in his kennel when he gets over excited (gremlin stage!) Thanks again.
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thank you for your tips that helped me!
I have a GSD puppy who has given me a scar on my face from lunging at me and biting my face. I try to redirect her with toys and praise her when she uses her toys and when she does bite I pop her on the nose, and then she full out attacks me, chomping down on me and actually drawing blood. Sometomes when she bites I try walking away and ignoring her for 30 seconds but she follows and attacks me.
I have terrible, terrible experiences with dogs, and have multiple scars on my body from dogs attacking me, but my parents go this dog anyway. I am a thoroughly terrified, so much that I usually don't leave my room when she's out of the cage.
When you pet her, she bites. Look at her, she bites. Stand up, she bites. I cannot stand it anymore and idk what else to do.
My parents are very aggressive toward her, they scream at her and pulled at her fur and flesg, making her whine and whimper whenever she does something wrong. I know this is probably why she's so aggressive, but I don't really know what to do.
I'm sorry to hear about your experiences with dogs and with this dog in particular. I would highly recommend you work with a professional trainer first hand to sort out these issues. This is not something that can be handled via internet comments. Find a trainer who can teach you how to redirect the dog and/or discipline appropriately, but without harsh punishments (ie. punching, kicking, shocking the dog). In the meantime, look up how to teach the puppy to do some tricks - 'spin' and 'touch' are good starting points, but the possibilities are endless with all of the youtube tutorials. Getting the puppy using it's brain productively can start to change her behaviour and relationship to you. Best of luck.
Yikes about your parents! Maybe talk to the local humane society... their behavior towards the dog sounds abusive to me. Plus they’re putting you in harm’s way! Not good. :-(
First you should stop popping the dog in the nose as this is saying to the puppy that you want to play even rougher, it’s doing the opposite of what you want. Next, when you ignore her, you need to ignore her until she settles down. If she is. Being crate trained, and crate trained correctly (which I doubt from what I’ve heard so far, but I’ll add this anyway), you can pop her in the crate for 15 minutes for a little time out. It’s important the crate is viewed as a happy place for this to work though. Your best bet for right now is to redirect with a toy or bone every single time she tries to bite. It’s a lot of work, and having a puppy is in no way really fun or easy. It’s a ton of work. When she tries to bite immediately stick a toy in her mouth, if she tries to bite again, put it right back in her mouth. Keep doing this until she either decides to stop and play with the toy or stops biting. The other thing I’d tell you is that a GSD is a working breed. I have a Viszla puppy that ten weeks old right now and she’s a working breed too so I see a lot of similar behavior. It’s soooo important that you give them a ton of exercise everyday as well as a fair amount of training or other mental work like scent games as this will actually tire them out more. I’m talking like an hour twice a day outside, off leash. You’ll see a decrease in the behavior if you do this. Finally, the puppy flat out will not get better unless you stop trying to physically restrain the puppy and physically hitting it. Period. Stop it immediately. The dog should never be negatively punished. It doesn’t work and no trainer will recommend that. Positive reinforcement is the only thing that works. When the puppy chooses the toy or bone over you, praise it. If it bites you can give a firm no and then redirect with the toy or bone but you don’t scream or yell at it at all. Make sure you praise and treat all of the positive behavior the dog does and you’ll see a change in a day or two.
Call animal control and have the dog taken away. Your parents do not seem to be responsible owners.
EDIT: Okay update: Now he's back to biting AND barking, and I cannot stop his barking. It's really LOUD and he's barking like an aggressive bark and then he's lunging and biting me again. He won't stop barking and the biting and I can't stop either behaviours. What can I DO? Please help? PS: The OUCH works instantly but now he's gotten into these very loud barking AT me fits. He's stopped biting me but he's barking non-stop when I OUCH at him. If I cough, he stops briefly (to see if I'm okay? He does that when I'm sick too). But I keep toys near me to divert his barking, he takes them, runs away, comes back and barks in my face. He also hates when I'm on my phone or laptop, if my hands are moving or being used. I don't know how to stop this new barking. I swapped out the biting (so my bruises can heal) but he is generally not a barking dog, so this is really weird behaviour for him and I don't know what it means. He's GOT to have my attention, and the only way I can get stuff done on the laptop is to crate him and I don't want him to associate the crate with punishment because that's where he sleeps and naps and just chills out to get away from things.
I can't offer specific advice over the internet without seeing what's happening firsthand. The best thing to do is a have a local trainer come and meet with you to give you advice specific to your situation. It sounds like he's getting a lot of mixed feedback and has no clear direction and a trainer can set you on the right path. In the meantime, if he gets barking, put him in his crate until he settles (not as a punishment, just as a means of helping him relax) and bring him back out once he's calm. Also, watch my Calm at the Coffee Shop video and start teaching him how to chill out when you're doing other things!
I was thinking of hiring a trainer, but hoping I could find help online first. The OUCH thing worked instantly like a miracle, and then tonight it's just backfired and when I yell OUCH he gets aggressive and bites more while barking and barking and lunging at me. I feel like I traded one problem for two. The time out in his crate helps and he generally comes out calmed down. He's 10 months so beyond the teething stage, but I haven't had him that long, he's a rescue, so I'm inheriting things with him. He's otherwise such a very good boy. I think we're still learning each other still. It's weird how it worked instantly last night and all day today then tonight he's just cranky and barking and biting harder. Thank you for getting back to me! love your channel.
Ah, he's 10 months old! So he's not a puppy but an adolescent. They play by different rules. Plus, he's new to you, so you're both still figuring each other out. The tips I outlined in this video are for pups up to about 4 months old which is why things aren't working like they should for yo. Be careful with looking for help online because none of it will necessarily be specific to your problem or relationship. That's where the eyes of a good trainer are worth every penny. You'll start to see improvements almost immediately.
Thank you! I've been learning more and do see most "biting" posts are geared towards the babies. He really is such a perfect dog, and I've had no problems with him at all, it's incredible, then this hand biting thing started. I think he's trying to communicate with me that he has to go out or wants to play and doesn't know another way to get my attention. OK so I'll stop with that method because he's an adolescent (I thought they were puppies up to one year)...and he's new to me, so yeah, we're still figuring out. I'm getting the impression since he doesn't bark in general and he doesn't like loud noises that I'm just encouraging an aggressive attitude or something. He's more of a gentle soul except when he gets excited. Mostly he's really quite a quiet mellow fellow. Okay, so IRL trainer it shall be. I want the best for him and I'm doing the best I can but know I need to do more. Thank you again for responding.
My puppy lives over the edge of too wound up 😰
Is it a working breed? Take them for a long walk, then teach things after they've expelled their energy.
Question I have a puppy now named Korra who is 8 weeks old and has become a persistent biter and it makes her hard to handle. Is it normal for one as young as she is to be this much of a biter?
Loudmouth Reviews ..ohh yes!!! I have a 8 weeks puppy too and he is a super bitter and when he is in his exited state..he is hard to handle..this things are common..jst try to divert their attention and use chew toys as intermediate..it works.
amazing video! this is calming me down a little as I feel that we're not doing a good job and our ridgeback should already be way "better" at this.. thanks a lot for sharing this!
You missed the most important training method: yelp 'OWW!!" and withdraw your attention. This is the way the mother dog trains her young.
This "OUCH" method is not working for me. I don't pull my hand or arm away, I yell OUCH and I'm shocked at the amount of skin that has been ripped off me and the stream of blood that is pouring out of the wounds
Glynis Whitbread - I too could not stop my 3 months old not to bite. I bought a bitter Apple spray from Chewy - I just spray it on my hand - she went for my hand n boy she did not like the bitter taste. She quit biting me. After that all I had to do was hold the spray bottle n she backs off.
@@rosalindhoover5989 thanks for the tip
@@rosalindhoover5989 Thank you so much for not only reading my comment but for also offering a solution that works for you. I have taken your advice and ordered the Chewy Bitter Apple spray from eBay, I hope I have the same success as you've had because my skin can't take much more. I know he's just a puppy but I've had him for 3 months now and it should be better by now. I hope I haven't made a mistake with this dog as I was tricked by the seller - he isn't the breed I thought I was buying. Thank you again Rosalind I was ready to give up until I saw your reply
@RosalindHoover - I don't know what sort of puppy you have but I bought the Bitter Apple Spray made by Chewy on your recommendation. I'm here to tell other puppy parents that this spray DOES NOT WORK! I should have stuck with my gut instinct and ordered a CITRONELLA SPRAY, which I have since done. Citronella is something that dogs avoid, it's a natural product and safe to use on your hands and arms to stop your puppy from biting and ripping into your skin. If you have a persistent puppy who won't stop misbehaving or pulling/jumping on the leash, Petbarn sell a head harness with a muzzle attached that you can easily clip your lead on to, they cost around $25 and you can order online I have found it to be a wonderful teaching aid for my overexcited now 6 month old puppy. I hope this information is helpful to other puppy parents who are at their wit's end like I was.
Glynis Whitbread not all techniques will work with all puppies. Just because it didn’t work for you doesn’t mean it doesn’t work... it just didn’t work on your dog. Dogs are like people, and they’re all complete individuals.
This was great! Thank you so much!
great video Thanks mam
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Thanks for the tips
Keep them with their mom she will teach them
that was my biggest mistake.. i got my puppy when she was only 7 weeks..
It's nice to hear other people saying that. Too many breeders and non-breeders are too quick to get rid of the puppies when in every area of the dog they need to be with mom and siblings until 11 to 12 weeks. It helps them with social anxiety, general socializing, and their overall temperament.
When I bought all of my dogs, as puppies, I paid the breeder to keep the puppy with the mom for another 3 1/2 to 4 weeks just for the reasons I mentioned. The result; a wonderful, social, anxiety free, loving dog that was very easy to train and, very apt to learn. They have never felt "abandoned" so to speak.
To pay $50 to $100 more for a well socialized dog is a small price to pay in the long run.
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This. Too bad the mother die days after giving birth so my sister got it as a gift. Yet they're not patient enough to train them...
wow nice! thank you
Tried it all not working so far, but I will keep working at it.
Darcie, I've watched at least 50 hours of video on dog training, and I was at the end of my rope yesterday after almost two months of not being able to stop my puppy from biting me. Everyone talks about letting out a sharp 'ouch' when the puppy bites you, but what no one ever said was that you shouldn't pull away. This is key! Along with your video on brushing, another huge challenge here, I was able to brush my dog and clean his eyes in under 10 minutes and instead of biting me, he was licking my hand an arm by the end of it. I wanted to thank you for talking about the small gestures to avoid that sets us back. I thought my dog hated me. We both love each other much more this morning after watching a few of your videos.
What a great message to wake up to this morning! Thanks for letting me know how helpful and impactful these videos have been to you and your relationship with your dog.
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I do this the same as you and it works
I need help my hands are sore...lol after watching your video I am doing everything wrong mine is always wound up. thanks!
Thanks
Best advice ever! It works! Thank you so much! I was having a problem with my puppy and i tried this and it worked beautifully. Again I thank you!
I have more doubts can you solve it
thanks.
Yelling OUCH worked instantly. He stopped. And I was making the mistake of pulling my hand away which he thought was playing. Thing is, with the OUCH, he stops and looks shocked and then he just barks and barks. I've tried to redirect it with playing, is that right? Or am I rewarding bad behaviour of barking?
Yes, I would redirect him with playing. Keep his focus on toys, not you.
I just adopted him 4 weeks ago and he's a wonderful puppy. I tend to do okay but with this hand biting, I was doing everything wrong and getting frustrated and short tempered. I'd try to hide my hands, ignore him (I only use positive reinforcement) but it wasn't working. I can't get over how fast and immediate the OUCH worked. Like he understood he hurt me, and stopped immediately. But sometimes he does it when I'm in bed trying to go to sleep, and he gets a surge of energy and he bites, I say OUCH he stops then stands over me and barks. I get up then, and play with him a bit? I also ALWAYS make sure we play with toys, we don't wrestle. It was also helpful about the petting. He's super affectionate and loves to cuddle and snuggle, but now I know better than to push it.
When you're in bed no I wouldn't play with him. I would have him sleeping in a crate beside me, either on the bed (if that's where he's used to sleeping) or on the floor beside the bed. Set some boundaries for him so that he understands bed time is for sleeping.
When I first got him he slept with me on the bed. Now he sleeps in his crate MOST nights. I just leave the door open and he goes right in on his own and just stays there. He uses his crate for his naps and just to hang out. It rarely happens when I'm laying in bed. Sometimes in the morning it's how he wakes me up. Most often when he does it, it's when I'm sitting on the sofa and he's relaxing with me then he gets this random spike of energy and dives after my hands and wrists. I'm covered in bruises. I was trying the "NO BITING" approach, which obviously didn't work. It happens when we go for a walk too, occasionally, he'll just lunge for my hands and wrists when he gets excited (but I'm a mile away from home). I try to extricate myself. I'll try the OUCH when we're walking and see - he may not bark out there or by walking he'll just get over it. The worst is when I'm sitting in the corner of the couch because I cannot move fast enough. NOTE: He hasn't bit me since yesterday when I started using your OUCH technique. Not even once.
Damn I only watched this because your pretty
Try putting some apple cider vinegar or something on your hand
Good info but presenter is hard to listen to. I listened anyway because of the good info.
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